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Maxime Berthelot
Published on
June 16, 2024 at 5:08 p.m.
; updated June 16, 2024 at 6:22 p.m.
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It was the “surprise” promised by Aymeric Durox, departmental delegate of National Rally (RN) in Seine et Marne.
As part of the agreement reached with Eric Ciotti, contested president of the party THE Republicans (LR)the far-right party has just invested an elected LR In the 11e constituency of the department, that ofOlivier Faurefirst secretary of Socialist Partycandidate for his succession under the label of the alliance of the left: the New Popular Front.
This prize of war with a more important pedigree than usual is Vincent Paul-Petit THE mayor LRfrom Seine-Port, near Melunalso departmental advisor of the majority on the canton of Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry .
He is the ideal candidate, he has the support of the center-right at Reconquest. He is mayor and elected to the departmental council. With him, we have the opportunity to beat Olivier Faure who got lost in a shameful alliance to save his position. We want to prove to him that he won’t save anything at all.
Contacted, the candidate confirms support of the RN to his candidacy, but does not want not talk about “alliance” : “I am in the idea of gatherall people of good will on the right for beat LFI and Mr. Faurewho prepared this left-wing agreement, explains the one who chose to sponsor Eric Zemmour in 2022. I therefore accepted the RN’s proposal to support me. We have differencesotherwise I would be enrolled in the RN and I assure you that I will not be there, but we also have broadly compatible ideas . »
“The LRs are no longer in a position to impose”
Faced with the accusation of denying his party, the elected official opposes his “ pragmatism» explaining that he had warned his camp, and in particular Jean-François Parigi president of the LR majority in the Department, opposed to the agreement signed between Éric Ciotti and the frontist party:
” He is aware. There are differences, but basically, the entire Republican arc thinks the same thing. The LRs are no longer in a position to impose, the RN is evolving and prepares to become a government party . Today, I am betting on helping them and participating inthis union of rightsaround’ a general recovery projectof the country, particularly on questions ofsecurityand D’authority. »
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